عنوان

Mahabharata /

(Number (ISBN

0810130599

(Number (ISBN

9780810130593

Erroneous ISBN

0810130602

Erroneous ISBN

9780810130609

Title Proper

Mahabharata /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

adapted and edited by David R. Slavitt ; introduction by Henry L. Carrigan Jr.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Evanston, Illinois :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Northwestern University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2015]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 577 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Northwestern world classics

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

Within its 200,000 verse lines in Sanskrit the Mahabharata takes on many roles: epic poem, foundational text of Hinduism, and, more broadly, the engaging story of a dynastic struggle and the passing of an age when man and gods intermingled. David R. Slavitt's sparkling new edition condenses the epic for the general reader. At its core, the Mahabharata is the story of the rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, two related noble families who are struggling for control of a kingdom in ancient northern India. Slavitt's readable, plot-driven, single-volume account describes an arc from the conception and birth of Bhishma to that hero's death, while also introducing the four goals of life at the center of Hinduism: dharma (righteousness, morality, duty), artha (purpose), kāma (pleasure), and moksa (spiritual liberation). The Mahabharata is engaging, thrilling, funny, charming, and finally awesome, with a range in timbre from the impish naivete of fairy tales to the solemnity of our greatest epics, and this single-volume edition is the best introduction available.

Mahābhārata

Mahābhārata.

Epic poetry, Sanskrit, Adaptations.

Hindu gods, Poetry.

Hindu mythology, Poetry.

Epic poetry, Sanskrit.

Hindu gods.

Hindu mythology.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Slavitt, David R.,1935-

Carrigan, Henry L.,1954-

Date of Transaction

20200822132616.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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